Criminal Courts and Lay People
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- Created on: 03-12-15 14:39
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- Criminal Courts and Lay People
- Crown Court
- Indictable offences
- Triable either way offences
- Referrals for sentencing from Magistrates
- Appeals from Magistrates
- Role of a Jury
- Decide on the guilt of a defendant
- 12 jurors come to an unanimous decision
- Sometimes 11:1 or 10:2
- How to become a Juror
- Randomly chosen from electoral register
- 18-70 on day service begins
- Lived in UK for at least 5 years after becoming 13
- How to avoid being a juror
- Disqualification - bail, criminal conviction, mental health
- Deferral - complete service within 12 months, good excuse to defer e.g. exams
- Excusal - juror in past 2 years, armed forces, MPs
- Vetting of the jury
- Examining juror to see if they're suitable e.g. CRB checks
- Challenge for cause - individual members are challenged
- Challenges to array - whole jury is questioned
- Juror's role
- Reach a verdict
- Judge on facts and apply law from judge
- 2 hours and 10 minutes minimum to debate
- Advantages
- Reduced state input - Devlin "the lamp that shows that freedom lives"
- R V Ponting - jury ignored judge's advice
- Perverse decisions - R V Kronlid - acquitted of £1 and 1/2 million
- Public participation
- Disadvantages
- No reason for decision - R V Young (ouija board)
- Not representative due to exclusions and vetting
- Lack of understanding - don't have to sit in complex fraud trials
- May have negative effects on jurors
- Crown Court
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